A/N: I am two reviews away from 1,000. I was going to wait until I reached 1,000 but figured this was close enough. And there are some smut whores out there that needed there fix. Don't worry, this chapter is sappy, but it's got a little something for everyone.
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Now, on with the show. Many of you asked for more on one time between Jasper and Bella so here it is.
Oh, and you might want to get a Kleenex or two handy, just in case.
Disclaimer: SM owns all things Twilight. My husband went with me to see New Moon for the THIRD time, so I no longer own the rights of getting him to go. Bummer for me.
Chapter 31: Tying Up Loose Ends.
BPOV
Emma Rose was born two weeks ago to the proudest parents I had ever seen. She was the sweetest child, and seeing her only brought happy thoughts to mind.
I found myself rubbing my wrist over Anthony's name when I felt lonely for him, but never once did I have a pity party for myself because Emma was here and he wasn't.
Our time will come. Now more than ever I was most certain of that.
Rose was turning out to be a great mom. She had so much patience for that little girl. She was caring and loving and out right adorable to watch with her.
And Emmett...what can I say about Emmett? He was a daddy that any little girl would be lucky to have. He did every thing for her. Even change the smelliest diapers.
I'd never seen one child go through so many outfit changes in one day, but then again with a mom as a super model, I could understand. One minute she was in a sleeper, then a pink dress, and I'd blink and she was in some sparkly get up. I swear between Rose, Alice and myself, we had taken a thousand pictures of her already.
The day that Emma was born was a long one for Edward and I. We were so trashed from the night before, I felt guilty as all hell that we weren't there for the happy couple more. But then again, there wasn't much that we could have done anyways. They needed their time to be alone, just their own little family.
And we needed to sleep. For a long time.
We ended up re-cooping for the next couple of days. My poor husband to be was so ill. I scolded every one of the guys for how much they made him drink, but went back and hugged and kissed them each for the most kick ass night of our lives.
Jasper and I decided to go visit Mama and Charlie's graves before the wedding and have some one on one time before I was officially Mrs. Cullen, which was only a few short days away.
7 to be exact.
Alice had wanted me to stay and work on wedding details, but I wanted nothing to do with the wedding details. I may have been the one getting married, but this was her show, her day to put all of her creativeness on display.
Since we started going to counseling, I had been feeling pretty good about life and where ours was headed, and didn't want any wedding bullshit to interfere with my new Zen for life. So, I gave Esme and Alice free reign on the wedding, well almost free reign. I had to veto Alice's idea for having swans in the pond near the ceremony sight. I think she was trying to make a joke by saying she was inviting some of my family. I didn't think it was all that funny.
Ok, so maybe it was, but no. The swans were off limits.
Jasper and I were on a plane to Texas as I speak. He was sleeping in his huge first class seat that Edward insisted on buying for us. He said that he wanted me pampered, knowing that going home, or what was home would be a little overwhelming.
Oddly enough, Edward seemed to be ok with the fact that he wasn't coming out with Jasper and I. I think he knew that my brother and I needed a little bonding time just the two of us.
It probably also didn't hurt that he would be meeting us out there tomorrow. Yeah, I wasn't doing this alone. I wouldn't ever do anything major without him again. I knew how much I needed him when I would be going into a difficult situation and wouldn't even try to hide it, knowing that I would just be taking a step back for both of us.
Visiting Mama and Charlie's graves weren't the only things we would be doing while we were in Texas. Edward and I decided to get a headstone made for our Anthony Edward to be placed beside my fathers. We had nothing to put in the ground, but knew that this would be a physical reminder of his presence in our lives. And this way he would be close to family. The Cullen's didn't have a family plot anywhere, so it was an easy decision for us to make.
Jasper and I would check into our hotel tonight and just hang out, the two of us, and Edward would be here tomorrow around noon. I had only been away from him for a few hours, but my heart was already hurting. I never knew I could need one person so much, but I did, and I wasn't ashamed to admit it.
"How are ya doin' Bell?" Jasper asked. I hadn't even realized that he'd woken. I shut my laptop as I had found a little interest in writing and put it in my bag.
His hand rested over mine and I gave him a smile.
"I'm good. I think this was a great idea for just the two of us to go out together alone for the first night." I said as I squeezed his hand. "I really wanted some time with my brother before I'm a married woman and all."
"Me too Bell. Me too." He said as he gave me a smile in return. There was a shine to his eyes, and if I wasn't mistaken he had a tear in there that he was trying hard for me not to see.
"Are you crying Jazz?" I asked with tear filled eyes. I didn't often see Jazz cry so when it did happen, it obviously made me cry as well.
He shook his head no, but I knew him better than he thought. "No, just thinking. You're getting married Bell, in 7 days." In some sense, I was his little girl that he would be giving away in a matter of days. Luckily for us, this man happened to be his friend, and our friendship and family would only grow.
"And so are you Jazzy. In less than four months. I think we got old." Jasper and I laughed together realizing how much or lives had changed in such a short amount of time. Was it just a year ago that we moved to the city, excited for a new chapter in our lives to begin?
"We did, didn't we?' Jasper asked as we tangled our hands together and sat in a peaceful silence for the remainder of the flight.
After we checked into the hotel, we went down stairs to the restaurant and the southern delicacies that you definitely couldn't get in the city. Sure, there were imitations out there, but nothing compared to cooks who learned their recipes from their mama's and they learned them from theirs.
"You know what we should do tonight?" I asked Jasper, as we were finishing up with supper.
"What's that Bell?" Jasper replied, thanking the waiter and signing the receipt.
I was excited, we were home, well the home we once knew, and this was probably the last time we would be here for quite some time, so I figured we should have some fun.
Unfortunately, we didn't have a rental car like last time, but luckily, most things were within walking distance that it didn't even matter.
"Lets go see the house first, then I'll tell ya." With that, we were on our way to the old white Victorian that sat on the corner of Glande and Frost.
Standing in front of it, seeing a newly acquired tire swing hanging from our tree was a bit hard to take in, but it was a good reminder that it wasn't our house anymore. And even though the new owners had given her a fresh coat of paint and cut down Mama's shrubs, it still felt comfortable to be standing here.
I was brought back to when I was a kid. Jasper and I playing in the front yard, chasing me with his little cut out card board sword while I wore my princess dress and Mama sat on the porch laughing and shaking her head at the two of us. Charlie was usually standing beside her up on the porch and the more I thought about it, I knew there had been something going on between the two of them. I don't know how I didn't see it earlier, but I guess being a kid, not having interest in anything but my toys does that to ya.
I kissed the palm of my hand and brought it to the trunk of the old oak tree that still sat in the front yard and nodded my head in respect to our child hood home. I heard Jasper sniffle from beside me and felt bad for thinking of myself when he was clearly thinking of Mama.
I grabbed Jasper's hand and brought it to my lips, placing a soft kiss there, then wrapped my arms around his waist and let him know that I was here for him. He wrapped his arms around my shoulders and held me for several minutes before we decided to leave. As we walked away, and the tears started to dry up, I felt it was time to start my real plan of action for the night. There would be plenty of tears shed tomorrow, tonight was supposed to be fun.
"There's one quick stop we need to make." I said as I gave Jasper a quick smile before taking his hand and leading him down Main Street.
**
"Bell, as much fun as this is, I think it's illegal!" Jasper whispered to me as I handed him my bottle of Boones and slipped through the hole that was in the fence. I remembered it being bigger, but maybe that was because I was a lot smaller than I was now.
"Oh come on, live a little Jazzy!" I said as I snaked my way through, only snagging my shirt a little as I fell on my ass on the other side, safely making my sneaky way in.
Jasper rolled his eyes and followed behind me, but had a little harder time getting through the same spot.
I think the whole in the fence shrunk.
That was the only reasonable excuse I could think of.
"We're too old for this shit, and I don't think Edward's gonna be too happy when he has to bail your ass out of jail tomorrow morning!" Pussy.
Jasper had gotten old. The old Jazz wouldn't have questioned me at all about something like this. Breaking and entering were things he laughed at.
Jasper and I had gotten ourselves a few bottles of Boones Farm, and were now currently sneaking onto the property of 'Pleasantview High' the school we graduated from 8 years ago. Realizing that it was only 8 years ago, didn't feel like that long of a time had passed, but looking up at the old building verified what I felt, it was another lifetime ago.
He was right, we were too old for this shit, and I silently prayed that we didn't get arrested. I didn't think my doe eyes would get me out of as much as they used too. But, seeing a hot and bothered Edward could change my mind on not wanting to live dangerous. The thought of him yelling at me, shirtless of course, for breaking into my childhood school was making me wet in all the right places.
Mind out of the gutter, Swan! Great, now I was talking to myself too.
Not waiting for my partner in crime, I made my way across the front lawn and up to the side doors. As teenagers, the custodian always left the side door unlocked for some reason. Whatever his motivation, I didn't care. It gave Jasper and I the opportunity to sneak in on more than one occasion.
I pulled on the door handle and snickered to myself when it opened with ease.
"Some things never change, I see." Jasper pulled the door shut behind me, looking around like he thought someone was watching.
Walking down the familiar halls was eerie, but comforting too. This was such a diferent time for us and it really was something else to be here, a week before my wedding, with my lifetime best friend reminiscing our youth.
Jasper gave me a wink, took my free hand and led me towards the science wing. We stood in front of room 203, Mr. Banners Biology room. Of course we both knew that Mr. Banner no longer taught as he had retired a few years back, but to us it was still his room.
I tugged on the handle, and the door opened. I looked over at Jasper who nodded at me to go first, so I did.
The black tables were lined with chairs on top of them. With the lights still off, I went to the farthest table in the back of the room, left corner. It was our table.
Jasper set down his bottle of Boones and pulled down two stools and we each sat down. I took a swig and then laid my head in my hands on top of the table.
"There were some good memories in this room, huh Jazzy?" I asked as I leaned my head to the side and looked out the window at the track that was behind the school.
"Very. Like kicking you to stay awake every other day or writing 'I will not fall asleep in class' 500 times in detention. I don't know how good those memories were, but I did have a good time toilet papering his house, the first time, and the second." Yes, those were good times, weren't they?
"They were good for me. I was safe here. I didn't have to worry about James ever finding me when I was here, with you, surrounded by hundreds of people." I wiped a tear away from my eye, and Jasper wrapped his arm around my waist pulling me to him. I leaned my head on his chest as he grabbed his bottle and took another swig, not saying anything, just letting me reflect on that time in my life. Although my bottle was almost empty, I took another swig, letting my buzz set in.
"They were good times then. And just think, that's all behind you now, the soon to be Mrs. Cullen. Only happy thoughts now, darlin'. That's all you're allowed to think of tonight, ok?" I looked up to see Jasper's eyes shining in the bit of light that was coming through the window. It seemed like the sappier I got, the more he did, and this wasn't like him. Not one bit. I didn't know if I liked it or not.
We sat there for about an hour reminiscing about all the shit we pulled and then put the stools back on top of the table and made our way out to the 'Senior Hallway'. I looked around and found my old locker, popping the combination that hadn't been changed. Of course, it had been painted over, but I remembered all the names I had written in there at one time or another. Leonardo's was the most prominent of course, but I had my other favorites as well that made an appearance from time to time.
Jasper and I went back and forth retelling story after story of our time together in this Podunk town, eventually making our way down to the track and field area behind the school. We lay on the tar laughing and crying over the stupid shit we pulled and how dumb we had been.
The alcohol started to kick in as the night went on, and Jasper dared me to run across the field naked. He wanted me to streak!
"Why, Mr. Whitlock, I'm going to be a married woman in just a few short days, and you want me to streak?" The bottle of boos was now dry and I was bumming for another drink.
Jasper nodded his head up and down, big smile on his face. "I know you Bell, you won't actually do it."
I wouldn't? Didn't he know me?
I kicked off my sandals as Jasper's eyebrow raised. Next I started to unzip my pants. His eyes got bigger and bigger as the zipper went down. Knowing that I wanted to play with him a little, I started running down the field where he couldn't see me in the dark, and pulled off my shirt, followed by my bra, pants and panties. I ran across the entire field in nothing, naked as the day I was born as I heard Jasper clapping from the sideline.
And then the sprinklers went on.
I screamed like a fucking girl. It might have been a hot Texas night, but the water was freaking cold!
I heard Jasper rolling in laughter from across the field as I gathered my clothes, putting on the soaked items one by one, struggling to get my wet jeans up.
"Shut it!" I yelled at Jasper as I walked past him buttoning my jeans. He was still laughing just as hard, still dry and not knowing how cold the water actually was.
So I pushed him in the chest from where he stood; he landed right on top of one of the spickets, soaking him on contact.
"What the fuck Bell?" He stood quickly then tried to run out of the aim of the spray, but I tackled him from behind and pushed him to the ground again. "That's fucking cold!" He screamed and if I thought I sounded like a girl before, he really did, which only made me laugh harder as I made fun of him about not yet hitting puberty.
We lay on the wet grass on our backs looking at one another as the water continued to rain over us.
"I love you Jazzy. No matter if we're both married off, we'll always be family. Our own little family, with a hint of Cullen." Our hands clasped together between us as we lay there.
"I love you too, Bell. You've always been my little sister, you know that. Maybe if things had been different, and Charlie hadn't…you know, maybe him and Mama would have made it official."
"They really were a couple, huh? How did I not know about this?"
"You were an energetic child, Bell. You could never keep your mind on one thing for more than two minutes at a time. You didn't pay attention to the fact that you came over for dinner almost every night, or that Charlie would hold Mama's hand under the table, and wrap his arm around her while you and I were playing in the front lawn, you were more interested in the fact that we got to play together all the time. And with your mom not being around, I didn't know how you would take things, so I kept it a secret. Mama always told me it was our secret and they would tell you when you were ready." Jasper stopped to catch a tear that had fallen down my cheek. "I guess it just wasn't in the cards for them, ya know? You and Charlie were always our family though."
"Mama was always my Mama. Renee may have given birth to me, but Mama raised me to be who I am today. I know her and Charlie are up there looking down at their two kids who are currently laying on a wet field getting all sappy and shit." We both laughed again as Jasper stood and held out his hand for me.
"You were getting sappy, I was just trying to comfort you like the good big brother that I am." Jasper tried to plead his case, but I seen the tear run down his cheek earlier. I didn't wipe it away not wanting him to feel immasculine or something obscure.
"Whatever." I pushed him in the shoulder as we went to go pick up our bottles and throw them in the nearby trash. There was a bin for recycling and we made sure to put them in there. We may have been drinking on school property, but at least we cleaned up after ourselves and recycled.
Mother nature would love us right now.
Eventually we made our way back to the hotel, and after a quick good night, went to our separate rooms. I insisted on us staying together, but Edward got me my own room seeing that he would be here tomorrow night and probably wanted to have some sexy time or something.
What I didn't expect when I opened the door was to find a trail of Rose pedals. I followed them leading to the bed, smiling at the fact that I was not alone.
"Hello?" I called out. No one answered.
I continued to walk forward and seen that the balcony door was opened and poked my head out to see Edward leaning against the railing in a pair of light wash jeans that hung dangerously low on his hips. His chest was exposed for me, and I desperately wanted to trail my tongue from his peck to his navel.
"Hi." I said as I took his hand that he held out for me. "Wh-what are you doing here? I thought your flight got in early afternoon tomorrow?" I couldn't stop the smile from spreading across my face if I wanted to. Edward kissed my hand before wrapping me in a tight hug.
"I can leave if you want me too." I started to tell him no, but a finger on my lips stopped me. "That's what I thought. I wanted to surprise you. Actually I had this planned all along. I missed you." He took the finger that had been on my lips and put it under my chin, lifting it, then placed a soft kiss on my lips. "You're wet." Mind in the gutter completely, Swan!
I stifled back a giggle as I pulled my drowned cat hair out of my face and behind my ears.
"Yeah. Long story. Well basically Boones Farm and streaking and sprinklers."
"Streaking? Without me?" His crooked smile mesmerized me, and I had to remember that he was talking so that he didn't think I had spaced out or something.
"Yeah, but you didn't miss much. The water was cold." Edward looked down at my erect nipples that were basically trying to cut themselves out of my shirt.
"I can see that. I still don't get the heat though. Even if the water was cold, you'd think you would've warmed up. I'm on fire and could go for a little cold water of my own." He wrapped his arms around my waist as I placed my hands flat on his chest.
"I think that can be arranged, but how about a hot shower, and then we cool down with ice cubes?" I asked, winking my eye before running back into the room and to the bathroom.
Edward wasn't far behind, never wanting to miss an opportunity to see me naked. You'd think he saw it once, he saw everything, but he couldn't get enough, and in all honesty, neither could I.
I stripped quickly, throwing my clothes in a pile in the corner of the massive bathroom and stepped into the warm water. The curtain opened a few seconds later, and my tattooed God stepped in, fully erect and waiting for me.
"Fuck the shower." I moaned as I fell to my knees in front of my man. Without notice, I took him in my mouth, sucking greedily on him like it was my last meal. "You taste amazing, baby." I was able to squeak out around his cock, which was not an easy feat.
Edward's hand was in my hair holding me to him as his other balanced him on the wall. He pulled me back, and I looked up at him confused.
"I need to fuck you, or I'm gonna cum in your mouth.' Ungh! The dirty talk. Gotta love the dirty talk.
So I bent over a little and stuck my ass out as he wrapped his arms around my waist and thrust into my already wet core.
"Oh God." I moaned as he pulled out of me, then slammed in hard, pushing me against the cold wall.
"Hold on baby, I don't want you to fall." He said as he grabbed my hips steadying him self as he continued on. "I missed you, B." I felt his hot wet kisses on my shoulder as his thrusts got harder and deeper each time.
"I missed you too, E." With my hands on the wall, I leaned my head back on Edward's chest with my eyes closed taking in the entire experience. Each time with Edward only seemed to be better than the last. I yearned to be close to him, feel every inch of his body cover my own. He amazed me by how good he could make me feel.
I felt one of his hands leave my hip and moved to my swollen clit that was aching for attention. His thrusts slowed down as he began rubbing circles around my bundle of nerves, and minutes later I was shaking in ecstasy, followed shortly by Edward.
"Is that what you had in mind?" I turned around to see a cocky Edward staring back at me as he grabbed the body wash, minus the loofa or wash cloth and began soaping up my chest, paying special attention to my nipples. His hands went down my sternum, across my stomach, then rested on my hips.
"Yes, and so much more." I moaned, looking down at his hands as they made their descend to my sensitive center that yearned for his touch again.
"I think I need to pay special attention to this." He said as he cupped my slick pussy with his soapy hand, rubbing up and down, playing with me. "What? Doesn't it need to be cleaned?" The cocky smile was still in place. He knew exactly what he was doing to me.
"Lets just finish up in here so we can get to the ice cubes." His eyes grew big as his hands moved down my legs, soaping me up from head to toe.
The shower only lasted a few minutes more, then he put on a pair of jeans, minus the boxers and left to get ice cubes from the vending machine as I finished up in the bathroom.
When Edward came back to the room, I was laying in the middle of the bed in a silk night gown I had originally packed for tomorrow night, but figured we could put it to good use right now. His hair was sticking up in the sexiest way possible, the jeans looking like they were trying to slide themselves off.
I knelt on the side of the bed and pointed with my finger for him to stand in front of me, which he did instantly.
"As much as I love these on you, they need to come off." I popped the button and slowly slid the zipper down, remembering that he'd gone commando and I didn't want to ruin this night before it started. Once his jeans were in a pool around his ankles, I pulled him to me wanting to make out like teenagers, but he had other thoughts.
Edward stopped my hands, and brought them to his chest as he rubbed his own up and down my silk clad sides and chest.
"Mmm…B, as much as I love what you're wearing, it has to go. I can't fully enjoy it right now, thinking of all the things I want to do to you." He moaned, as my nightgown came over my head and was thrown to the floor.
He gently pushed me backwards until my back hit the bed and he hovered over me while taking my lips prisoner with his own. They tasted amazing as usual and I was so glad he was here, not wanting to sleep alone.
Edward and I hadn't been apart for a night since the attack and part of me knew it was too soon for him to even try the idea and that was why he was here. I had no problem with this arrangement and was thrilled that he was with me at this exact moment.
"You want to play with ice?" Edward asked in his silky seductive voice.
I nodded my head in agreement as I ran my hands through his wet hair, whimpering as his weight left my body to retrieve what he wanted.
He came back only a minute later with a cup full of the object of our playtime and internally I was grinning from ear to ear, knowing what he was going to do to me with them.
Edward picked up one cube and brought it to my lips, running it along the bottom one and then the top, moving it down my neck and across each one of my nipples, causing them to harden instantly. He circled around them both before letting the melting ice settle in my navel.
"That's really cold, baby." I shivered, wanting it removed, wanting it to stay, the shiver felt so divine.
"I know. Keep it there for only a minute longer." So that's what I did. He knelt before me, watching as it melted into the dip in my skin, before leaning over me and lapping up the water with his tongue, sinking into my navel making me squirm at his touch.
"Oh God that feels good." I moaned as he picked up another ice cube and continued his trail down my body. Fire and ice really were the best combination. Once it hit my kitty I about jumped off the bed, it felt amazing.
"You like that?" I nodded my head in agreement as he slowly inserted the ice cube in my heated center, holding it there as I writhed below him. We had played with ice cubes before, I knew how this felt, but somehow it was better than I remembered. I could feel it melting in me, the chill from the cold making my entire body shiver in the best possible way.
The ice cube was removed and I watched as he slid it in his mouth, sucking on it, then leaned down and dropped it in my own. It was so hot, erotic watching him like this. He completely owned my body, and knew exactly what to do to make it react like it was.
We had known from experience that ice cubes on the peen or balls didn't feel the same for him, so it wasn't even attempted and before I knew what was happening, his cock was fully inside me, moving in and out, faster, harder, pushing me to my brink.
I felt it as Edward spilled inside of me, collapsing on me trying to catch his breath. Two rounds in less than an hour must have wore him out, and I felt bad for maybe a minute before I thought about the fact that we had sex twice in the last hour and smiled at how tired I'd made him.
After he pulled out, he laid flat on his back and I cuddled onto his chest. Edward ran his hand through my hair as I drew patterns over his inked chest.
"That was a good distraction, by the way." I murmured as I continued with my exploration of the plains of his chiseled abs.
"Distraction?" He was playing dumb, but I wasn't fooled.
I looked up at him giving him my not so angry face. "Yeah, like I didn't know that you were trying to distract me just now."
Edward leaned forward and kissed my forehead as I settle back in.
"You're right. I know how hard it is for you to be back here, and with tomorrow, I just figured that a distraction was in order. Did it work?"
"Of course it did. I'm kinda spent though." I nestled into his chest and shut my eyes as he reached for the light and soon it was dark.
"Sleep my love. We got a big day ahead of us tomorrow."
**
The Texas sun was hot. I put on a jean skirt and a pink halter-top that showed off my art. Edward was dressed in a pair of khaki shorts and a City Limits t-shirt that I had designed for him. We met up with Jasper for a late breakfast, then started the walk to the cemetery which was only about a mile away.
A small head stone had been delivered and was in place and I was excited to see it, a physical reminder of our little man. I was also nervous and emotional, knowing that it was a representation for our son. But he deserved this. He deserved to be with his family, well the only family we could have him with right now.
"You ready for this, baby?" Edward asked as he squeezed the hand that was in his own.
I looked up at him and nodded, knowing that any words that came out of my mouth wouldn't sound like more than just a squeak.
Jasper had gone ahead of us to speak with Mama alone. I gave him his space knowing that even months later, he was still aching for her. His tall frame stood over her marble headstone, hands in the pockets of his jean shorts, a line of sweat on his back from the warm sun. I stood back and let him have his moment until he held out his hand for me to join him. Edward and I moved forward until I was side by side with my brother, holding his hand as Edward stood behind me, arms around my stomach.
"Bell here is getting married in one week, Mama. You'd be so proud of her. And Edward, well he's gonna be my brother, legally, in just a few months. We're probably not gonna be around for a while, so I wanted to say good bye for now. I love you Mama. Take care of Charlie and little Anthony up there. Feed them your fried chicken and biscuits, and make a cardboard sword for Anthony to use. This time you can be the princess, and Charlie can be the dragon Anthony needs to slay." I squeezed Jasper's hand; tears running freely down my cheeks at his thoughts.
I gave him a few moments before finding my words.
"Hi Mama. Your Jasper here is getting married in just a few months. You'd be so proud of the man that he's become too. He's gonna make a great husband and father, Alice is one lucky woman. I'm so glad you got to meet her, and Edward before you died. And Edward, well he's handsome as ever." I felt Edward giggle from behind me, stopping me from my train of thought. "I got my special little man over here that's gonna need some guidance." I turned a little and looked at the headstone for my father. "Daddy, you're gonna need to watch over him too, make sure he stays in line and out of trouble with the Angels in heaven. Take it easy on him while he's trying to fight the dragon, and let him turn the sirens on in your cruiser just once, it will make his day. I promise. He's a lucky little boy to be watched over by you and Mama, I know he's in the best hands he could possibly be in since Edward and I aren't able to be with him just yet. I love you daddy." I knelt down and placed my hand on his headstone as Jasper and Edward both put a hand on my shoulder. "I'm sorry I don't come and see you more often, but your future son in law keeps me pretty busy in the city. Just know that I'm being taken care of, and for once in my life, I feel complete and happy. Edward does that to me. You would have loved him. After you tried to scare him off with your gun, that is. Treat my little boy good up there, make him smile and make sure he knows how much Edward and I love him."
I stayed kneeling there for several minutes as Edward backed off and went to stand in front of the place we had come here to see. The head stone had his name, Anthony Edward Cullen and a picture engraved of an angel holding a baby on it. Engraved on the bottom, was a line from my favorite book.
I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always, as long as I'm living my baby you'll be.
Edward was standing over the piece of marble, one hand in his pocket, the other over the angel. I went to stand next to him, letting him have a moment of his own.
"Hey little man. You're mama and I thought this would be the perfect place for you to play. Be good to your grandma and grandpa. Make sure you save a place up there for us so that one day we can be reunited. We love you so much Anthony, more than you'll ever know." He paused, wiping tears from his eyes as I wrapped my arms around his waist and leaned my head into his back. I didn't need to say anything, Edward said it all. "Get in good with the big guy upstairs and ask him for a little sister or brother, it would make your papa happy and your mama smile. We miss you, but know that you are safe in the best hands there could be. Although we'll be far away, you'll always be in our hearts, in our minds every second of every day. I'm gonna marry your mama here really soon, and I hope that you can watch over us on that day and make it a special for her. We gotta go now buddy, but know that we are always with you."
We stood there for several minutes, tears falling from us both. I seen Edward rubbing over his tattoo at the same time I was and knew that it was soon becoming a tradition for when we were thinking of our little boy.
The day turned into night and we were anxious to get home. We had a flight scheduled for tomorrow morning, but after an hour on the phone with the airport, Jasper was able to get us a flight out by 10pm. We did what we came to do, and now it was time to go home.
We had a wedding to finish planning.
A/N: I don't know if any of you have read the book, 'I'll Love You Forever', by Robert Munsch. If you haven't, you need to go get yourself a copy. My mom read it to me as a child and it was the one thing that sticks out in my mind from my childhood 25 years later. I can't wait to read it to my own children one day. So, if you haven't figured it out, it's a great book.
Ok, sorry about the sappy stuff, just figured if we are tying up loose ends, this needed to happen. A lot of you wanted to see more Jasper and Bella time, so I hope this eased your craving. And, I know that there are many couples that experience miscarriages and don't take things to this extreme with getting a headstone for their unborn child, but remember that this is fiction, they have lots of money, and their miscarriage didn't occur like most.
Up next is the wedding and then only the Epi is left. Tears, I know, but it's time kiddos. I hope you can stick it out for two more updates. I think I will make you all happy. Hopefully.
You know how much I appreciate reviews, so all I am gonna say this time is push the button and give me some love. It'd make my day.